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RPM Access Act

House

Conditions Medicare payment for remote patient monitoring services on practitioner responsiveness data interoperability and CMS reporting while setting a payment floor

Latest action: Wed Jul 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Recognizing the importance of access to comprehensive, high-quality, life-affirming medical care for women of all ages.

House

Expresses support for women nationwide to have access to comprehensive high quality life affirming health care

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis.

Senate

Declares racism a public health crisis as a Senate statement on public health

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".

House

Expresses support for designating September 2025 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to recognize prostate cancer awareness

Latest action: Wed Sep 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Declaring racism a public health crisis.

House

Declares racism to be a public health crisis as the measure's stated public health determination

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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ARC Act of 2025

House

Expands Medicare and Medicaid coverage of peripheral artery disease screening without cost sharing for certain at-risk people and advances amputation reduction efforts

Latest action: Tue Jan 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".

Senate

Expresses Senate support for designating September 2025 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to recognize prostate cancer awareness

Latest action: Mon Oct 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Healthy Moms and Babies Act

Senate

Establishes Medicaid and CHIP maternal health programs and requirements, including coordinated maternity care, telehealth expansion, workforce measures, and federal guidance

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

Senate

Authorize Coast Guard operations and programs for fiscal year 2025 under maritime transportation policy

Latest action: Mon Mar 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

House

Authorize Coast Guard programs and activities for fiscal year 2025, covering maritime operations and agency functions

Latest action: Wed Jul 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriate FY2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, related agencies, and rules on fund use

Latest action: Thu Jul 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds multiple federal departments and agencies for the rest of FY2026, continues Homeland Security funding temporarily, and extends several expiring federal programs and authorities

Latest action: Tue Feb 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act

Senate

Expands Medicare Medicaid and CHIP coverage for specified cancer genomic and laboratory testing and sets up public and physician education on genetic counseling

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act

House

Expands Medicare Medicaid and CHIP coverage for genomic cancer testing and requires public and physician education on genetic counseling

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PSA Screening for HIM Act

Senate

Require health coverage of prostate-specific antigen screening to improve early detection of prostate cancer in men

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025

House

Eliminates Medicare critical access hospital qualification rules requiring specified distance from another hospital or prior state necessary-provider certification for rural hospitals

Latest action: Tue Jan 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2025

House

Repeals Medicare's 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient services at critical access hospitals

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025

House

Authorize Medicare coverage for additional FDA-approved lung cancer screening tests without requiring a USPSTF recommendation, and direct CMS to set coverage and payment limits

Latest action: Tue Feb 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2025

House

Expands Medicare coverage for certain home infusion drugs and external infusion pumps when treatment is professionally administered in a beneficiary's home

Latest action: Wed Dec 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

Senate

Allow Medicare beginning in 2028 to cover FDA-approved multi-cancer early detection screening tests when CMS finds coverage appropriate, with age-based eligibility limits and one test every 11 months

Latest action: Thu Jan 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act

House

Authorizes high deductible health plans to cover specified chronic disease preventive services before the deductible while preserving health savings account eligibility

Latest action: Wed Mar 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

House

Allows Medicare to cover FDA-approved multi-cancer early detection screening tests starting in 2028 when CMS finds coverage appropriate, with age-based eligibility limits and one test allowed every 11 months

Latest action: Fri Oct 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025

Senate

Expand federal work on women and lung cancer through research and preventive health services

Latest action: Tue Jun 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act of 2025

House

Require Medicare and Medicaid to cover three primary care visits each year without cost sharing for patients' mental wellbeing

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Stand Strong Falls Prevention Act

Senate

Establishes a falls prevention advisory committee to assess federal efforts, guide a national prevention plan, and recommend policies to the Administration on Aging and Congress

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution designating February 2026 as "American Heart Month".

Senate

Designates February 2026 as American Heart Month to recognize heart health awareness

Latest action: Wed Feb 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025

House

Require the Department of Health and Human Services to review women’s lung cancer research and prevention efforts and recommend a national screening and public education strategy

Latest action: Wed Apr 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PREVENT DIABETES Act

House

Extends Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program authorization for virtual diabetes prevention services through December 31, 2030

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

Rural Hospital Support Act

Senate

Modifies and extends Medicare inpatient payment adjustments for rural hospitals by updating certain payment calculations and making key adjustments permanent

Latest action: Thu Jan 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans Health Care Freedom Act

House

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to run a three year pilot letting enrolled veterans choose providers across the covered care system for hospital medical and extended care services

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025

Senate

Allow Medicare payment for physical therapy services furnished under qualifying temporary arrangements without geographic or population limits

Latest action: Wed Jul 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Veterans Health Care Freedom Act

Senate

Require the Department of Veterans Affairs to run a three-year pilot letting enrolled veterans choose among VA, community care, and Veterans Care Agreement providers, then make that access standard

Latest action: Wed May 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025

House

Allows Medicare payment for physical therapy services delivered through qualifying temporary therapist arrangements in any geographic area

Latest action: Mon Feb 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025

Senate

Expands access to mammography services for veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs health care

Latest action: Wed Apr 29 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act

Senate

Require each Department of Veterans Affairs medical center to maintain an easy-to-find hygienic lactation space for veteran mothers that is not a bathroom

Latest action: Wed Nov 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act

House

Require each Department of Veterans Affairs medical center to maintain a hygienic, easy-to-find lactation space for veteran mothers that is separate from bathrooms

Latest action: Thu Mar 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization

Senate

Extends the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for five years so certain small rural hospitals can keep receiving cost-based Medicare reimbursement under the demonstration

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Dental Care for Veterans Act

House

Expands VA dental care eligibility to all veterans enrolled in the VA health care system through a four-year phase-in

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025

House

Allows certain hospitals to receive additional Medicare graduate medical education payments for residents training in rural locations under qualifying programs

Latest action: Mon Feb 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026

House

Establishes lower-cost and transparency measures in health care pricing and billing oversight

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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