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Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025

House

Repeals Medicare Stark law limits on self referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician owned hospitals

Latest action: Thu Jun 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality health care for the public and our Nation's Armed Forces, for more than 150 years and through multiple public health emergencies and beyond.

House

Recognizes Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists for their long-standing contributions to health care and military medical services

Latest action: Fri Jan 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Recognizing the roles and the contributions of Americas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality health care for the public and the Nation's Armed Forces for more than 150 years and through multiple public health emergencies and beyond.

House

Recognizes Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists for their long service and contributions to health care and military medical readiness

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act

House

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to arrange an independent public study comparing the quality of veterans mental health and addiction therapy care from VA and non-VA providers across treatment methods

Latest action: Tue Jan 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act

Senate

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain an independent public study comparing the quality of veterans mental health and addiction therapy care with non VA providers across treatment modalities

Latest action: Tue Dec 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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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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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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A resolution designating May 2025 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".

Senate

Designates May 2025 as National Brain Tumor Awareness Month to formally recognize brain tumor awareness

Latest action: Thu May 15 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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Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act

House

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to evaluate specialized care programs and review implementation of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act

Latest action: Thu Feb 20 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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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Senate

Set FY2026 defense policy and authorize military programs, construction, and Department of Energy national security activities, including force levels, procurement, and defense oversight

Latest action: Wed Nov 12 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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Veteran Infection Prevention Act

House

Improve infection prevention for veterans by strengthening infection control practices in Veterans Health Administration health care settings

Latest action: Thu May 14 2026 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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Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2025

House

Establishes a federal cardiac arrest survival initiative to improve emergency response and survival outcomes

Latest action: Fri Feb 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025

Senate

Imposes long-term liability on practitioners for harms from gender-transition procedures performed on minors and cuts HHS funding eligibility for states that require such procedures

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 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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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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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

Protect Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025

House

Imposes long-term liability on practitioners for harms from specified gender-transition procedures performed on minors and denies certain HHS funds to states that require such procedures

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

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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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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Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act

House

Protect seniors’ access to quality care through changes within health care programs under Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce jurisdiction

Latest action: Thu Jan 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act

Senate

Improve access to physician-led quality care in rural areas through changes to health care policy

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

Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act

House

Delays Medicare Shared Savings Program quality reporting changes for accountable care organizations and requires CMS to test alternative digital reporting methods

Latest action: Mon Jul 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act

Senate

Repeals some Medicare and Medicaid limits on nurse aide training program approvals in skilled nursing facilities while allowing provider access to practitioner disciplinary records

Latest action: Thu Apr 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act

House

Expands Stark law exceptions to allow physician financial interests in certain rural hospitals and to let physician owned hospitals increase rooms and beds

Latest action: Tue Mar 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes national hospital nurse staffing standards to improve patient safety and quality of care through minimum staffing requirements

Latest action: Mon May 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025

House

Require hospitals to meet minimum nurse to patient staffing ratios, enforce unit staffing plans and protections for nurses, and adjust Medicare payments for compliance costs

Latest action: Wed May 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Reentry Act of 2025

House

Allows Medicaid to cover medical services for incarcerated people during the 30 days before release and orders a report on access and quality of their health care

Latest action: Tue Apr 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act of 2025

House

Establishes a continuous quality improvement framework for skilled nursing facilities under health care oversight

Latest action: Wed Dec 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025

Senate

Expands Medicare coverage of cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation by allowing certain advanced practice clinicians to run these programs in their offices

Latest action: Tue Feb 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025

House

Expands Medicare coverage for cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation by allowing certain advanced practice clinicians to run these programs in their offices

Latest action: Thu Dec 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act

Senate

Authorize destruction of imported hazardous consumer products to prevent their distribution in the United States

Latest action: Wed Nov 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Ensuring Outpatient Quality for Rural States Act

Senate

Allows Medicare payment rates for covered hospital outpatient services in Alaska and Hawaii to include certain cost of living adjustments

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act

House

Expands FDA authority to order destruction of refused imported food drugs devices tobacco products and cosmetics that pose significant public health risks

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Healthy Competition for Better Care Act

Senate

Establishes healthcare competition reforms aimed at improving care quality and lowering costs through market-based changes

Latest action: Mon Mar 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes an ongoing quality improvement framework for skilled nursing care services

Latest action: Thu May 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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