Summary: To require Federal agencies to submit plans for responding to any resurgence of COVID-19, and for other purposes. (Cosponsors) ANGIE …
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Category: Health and Human Services
From the DFL Party Platform: “We believe that all people should have the opportunity to be self-sufficient, secure and healthy. Cost-effective and adequately funded programs can help ensure these basic needs.” Here is supportive legislation sponsored/cosponsored by CD2’s Representative, Angie Craig.
H.R. 7255 – To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to health care providers to establish or expand programs dedicated to promoting mental wellness among their health care workers, including contractors, on the front lines of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and for other purposes.
Summary: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to health care providers to establish or …
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H.R. 6926 – MIND Act
Summary: Meeting IMD Needs with Direction Act or the MIND Act This bill temporarily allows states to receive federal Medicaid …
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H.R. 7233 – To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct studies and report to Congress on actions taken to expand access to tele-health services under the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency.
Summary: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct …
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H. R. 3637, Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019.
Summary: This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to accredited education programs to increase diversity …
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H. R. 4004, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019.
Summary: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an interagency council on social determinants of health, and …
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H.R. 4906 – Insulin Price Reduction Act
Summary: To provide patient protections with respect to the cost of insulin. (Cosponsors) ANGIE CRAIG’S POSITION: Representative Craig Cosponsored the bill …
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H. R. 6702, Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act.
Summary: To amend the national service laws to prioritize national service programs and projects that are directly related to the response …
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H.R. 1636 – Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act
Summary: This bill establishes the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys within the U.S. Commission …
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H. R. 6384, Community Meals Fund
Summary: This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to award grants to community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups to partner with …
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