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TREATS Act

Senate

Expand treatment access under the TREATS Act by creating or changing health care treatment policy

Latest action: Thu Oct 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act

Senate

Establishes a national Department of Veterans Affairs traumatic brain injury treatment effort for veterans

Latest action: Wed Dec 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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TREATS Act

House

Permanently allows telehealth prescribing of schedule III-V controlled substances for substance use disorder treatment without an in-person evaluation

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Period PROUD (Providing Resources for Our Underserved and Disadvantaged) Act of 2025

House

Establishes the Period PROUD Act of 2025 to expand access to menstrual products for underserved and disadvantaged people

Latest action: Tue Feb 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026

House

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 13.

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 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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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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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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To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.

House

Extends through FY2030 federal telehealth network and telehealth resource center grant programs under the Public Health Service Act for rural and medically underserved care access

Latest action: Wed Apr 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act

House

Creates and expands HRSA grant programs to strengthen emergency obstetric care capacity in rural hospitals and other areas lacking obstetric services

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

Senate

Establishes and expands HRSA grant programs to strengthen emergency obstetric care capacity, training, equipment, and telehealth access in rural facilities and maternal health shortage areas

Latest action: Tue Jul 28 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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Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025

House

Permanently authorizes certain VA health care professionals to prescribe and dispense controlled substances through telemedicine for eligible veterans without an in person exam when specified licensing and medical purpose conditions are met

Latest action: Tue Sep 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025

House

Establishes statutory access and notification rules for veterans to receive community care and updates VA mental health screening and appointment management systems

Latest action: Wed Jul 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes veterans' access and notice rules for Community Care Program eligibility and updates VA mental health screening, appeals, and appointment management systems

Latest action: Wed Jul 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Take Care of America’s Veterans Act

House

Modify veterans benefits, health care, education assistance, community care, and VA operations, including compensation changes for disabled veterans and survivors

Latest action: Thu Jul 16 2026 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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Maintaining Innovation and Safe Technologies Act

House

Requires CMS to issue Medicare payment guidance for remote monitoring devices with artificial intelligence that transmit patient information to health care providers

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act

House

Reauthorizes and revises the HRSA Technology-enabled Collaborative Learning Program through FY2031 to expand specialty training access by explicitly including dementia care

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 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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Veterans SPORT Act

House

Includes adaptive prosthetic limbs and terminal devices for sports and recreation as VA medical services for eligible veterans

Latest action: Tue Mar 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drug Ads Act

Senate

Establishes civil penalties, disclosure rules, and reporting requirements for deceptive prescription drug promotion on social media and through telehealth

Latest action: Thu Feb 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans Prosthetics Advancement and Reform Act

Senate

Reforms Department of Veterans Affairs prosthetics policy to advance veterans' prosthetic services and administration

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Domestic SUPPLY Act of 2025

House

Establishes an HHS program and domestic procurement rules to expand U.S. manufacturing of personal protective equipment for public health emergencies

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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DME Scammer Prevention Act of 2026

House

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "Telehealth Awareness Week".

Senate

Expresses Senate support for designating September 14 through September 20, 2025, as Telehealth Awareness Week

Latest action: Fri Sep 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025

Senate

Requires CMS to create specific Medicare physician fee schedule payment methods for qualifying pediatric medical devices when manufacturers request them

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act

House

Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to acquire or build a cloud-based Veterans Health Administration inventory management system and test it through a pilot before wider deployment

Latest action: Tue Sep 16 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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Veterans SPORT Act

Senate

Includes adaptive prosthetic limbs and terminal devices for sports and recreation as VA medical services for eligible veterans

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution designating April 30, 2025, as "National Assistive Technology Awareness Day".

Senate

Designates April 30, 2025, as National Assistive Technology Awareness Day to recognize assistive technology awareness

Latest action: Wed Apr 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Healthy Technology Act of 2025

House

Allows certain approved artificial intelligence or machine learning systems to qualify as prescribing practitioners for drugs when state law authorizes their use

Latest action: Tue Jan 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act

House

Extends through 2027 Medicare hospice recertification telehealth use for required face to face patient encounters, with limits tied to fraud oversight and provider status

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act

Senate

Permanently allows Medicare beneficiaries to receive cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services through telehealth at home

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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MIRACLE Medical Technology Act of 2025

House

Require HHS to run a United States Israel program to jointly develop and deliver emerging medical technology and health care products and services

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Prices on the Wall Act of 2026

House

Require posting grocery item prices on the wall to increase visible price information for consumers

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2025

Senate

Requires Medicare to create separate billing codes for ultralightweight manual wheelchair bases by construction material and allows beneficiary balance billing for price differences

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PRESS Act

House

Establishes the PRESS Act as a new measure introduced for committee consideration in Congress

Latest action: Wed Jul 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for military construction, veterans affairs, agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and legislative branch operations, while setting limits on how those and other appropriated funds may be used

Latest action: Thu Sep 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

Senate

Allow Medicare coverage documentation for diabetic shoes to be completed by nurse practitioners or physician assistants, not only physicians

Latest action: Mon May 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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