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Budget/Appropriations BUD

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Health Act (H.R.5585) American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319): access to care, nutrition security, public health infrastructure. Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376): access to care, nutrition security, medical research, public health infrastructure, tobacco tax, maternal health, paid family and medical leave. The Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act - the CAROL Act (H.R. 1193/ S. 1133) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub.L. 117-103) The PHIT Act (S. 844/H.R. 1679) FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (no bill number): NIH, CDC, AHRQ funding and report language; Department of Ed Title IV funding; funding for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant FY 2023 Agriculture-FDA Appropriations (no bill number): nutrition policy, FDA funding, and tobacco report language FY 2023 Military Construction-VA Appropriations (no bill number): VA medical and prosthetic research funding FY 2023 State and foreign Operations Appropriations (no bill number): global health

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 1193 (117th), H.R. 5585 (117th), S. 1133 (117th), H.R. 1679 (117th), S. 844 (117th)

Tobacco TOB

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub.L. 117-103), sections pertaining to FDA authority to regulate synthetic nicotine FDA action to remove menthol cigarettes from the market FDA action to remove flavored cigars from the market FDA regulation of synthetic nicotine FDA review of Modified Risk Tobacco Product applications FDA review of Premarket Tobacco Product Applications FDA oversight of flavored tobacco products Quit Because of COVID-19 Act (HR 2125/S. 2622) Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act (S. 2445/HR 4629) Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 (H.R. 2786/S. 1314) To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes (H.R. 3883/S. 2043)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2786 (117th), H.R. 2125 (117th), S. 2622 (117th), S. 2043 (117th), S. 2445 (117th), S. 1314 (117th), H.R. 4629 (117th), H.R. 3883 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

ARC Act of 2021 (H.R.2631) Build Back Better Act (H.R.5376) Credit for Caring Act (S.1670 / H.R. 3321) Easy Enrollment in Health Care Act (S.3001) Ensuring Coverage in Public Health Emergencies Act of 2021 (H.R. 526) Healthcare Cybersecurity Act (S.3904) Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (H.R. 379/S4440) Medical Nutrition Equity Act (S. 2013/H.R. 3783) The Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2021 (S.779) Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 674) Public Health Funding Prevents Pandemics Act (S. 571) Requirements related to No Surprises Act, Parts I & II interim final rules Safe Step Act of 2021 (H.R. 2163) To Fund Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1583) Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act (H.R. 550) A bill to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans (H.R. 2094/S. 1301)

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1670 (117th), H.R. 2163 (117th), S. 779 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 3001 (117th), S. 674 (117th), H.R. 379 (117th), H.R. 526 (117th), S. 3904 (117th), S. 2013 (117th), S. 571 (117th), H.R. 3783 (117th), H.R. 2094 (117th), H.R. 3321 (117th), H.R. 2631 (117th), S. 1301 (117th), H.R. 1583 (117th), H.R. 550 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Analyzing the Duration of Remote Monitoring Services Act of 2021 (H.R.4347) CONNECT for Health Act of 2021 (H.R.2903 / S.1512) Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 (Pub.L. 117-103): sections pertaining to Telehealth Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021 (S.1986) SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act (H.R.3348) Medicaid Waivers National Coverage Determination for Self-Measured Blood Pressure Telehealth Extension Act of 2021 (H.R. 6202) The Telehealth Modernization Act (S.368)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 2903 (117th), S. 1986 (117th), S. 368 (117th), H.R. 3348 (117th), S. 1512 (117th), H.R. 4347 (117th), H.R. 6202 (117th)

Agriculture AGR

Closing the Meal Gap (S. 2192) Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (no bill number) The Emergency Child and Adult Nutrition Assistance Act (H.R. 5309) Establishment of an added sugars standard for the School Meals and Competitive Foods programs Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act (H.R. 4904) GIVE MILK Act (H.R. 818) School Foods Modernization Act (S. 876) Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) Transitional and long-term nutrition standards for the School Meals program Universal School Meals Program Act (S. 1530/H.R. 3115) The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1861) WIC Act of 2021 (S.853) WIC for Kids Act (no bill number) Voluntary sodium reduction goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods The Reducing Obesity in Youth Act (H.R. 5413) White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger, and Health Act (H.R. 5724) Implementation of: H.R. 2011, to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1861 (117th), S. 3979 (117th), H.R. 5309 (117th), S. 1530 (117th), H.R. 818 (117th), H.R. 3115 (117th), S. 853 (117th), H.R. 2011 (117th), H.R. 5413 (117th), H.R. 5724 (117th), H.R. 4904 (117th), S. 876 (117th), S. 2192 (117th)

Education EDU

Implementation of: P.L.114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office

Transportation TRA

Complete Streets Act (S. 425/H.R. 1289) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub.L. 117-58) Transit to Trails Act (S. 1461/H.R. 2924) Transportation Alternatives Enhancements Act (S. 614/H.R. 463) Safe Routes to All Schools Act (S. 695) Safe Routes to School Expansion Act (H.R. 386) SAFE Streets Act (H.R. 508)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 695 (117th), H.R. 1289 (117th), H.R. 508 (117th), S. 614 (117th), S. 425 (117th), H.R. 2924 (117th), S. 1461 (117th), H.R. 463 (117th), H.R. 386 (117th)

Government Issues GOV

The Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act (H.R. 6161) Legacy IRA Act (S. 243) Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021, provisions related to the Legacy IRA Act (H.R. 2954) Universal Giving Pandemic Response and Recovery Act (S. 618/HR 1704) WORK NOW Act (S. 740) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a one-time election for a qualified charitable distribution to a split-interest entity and to inflation adjust the limits for qualified charitable distributions (H.R. 2909)

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 740 (117th), H.R. 1704 (117th), S. 618 (117th), H.R. 2909 (117th), H.R. 6161 (117th), H.R. 2954 (117th), S. 243 (117th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

The Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act (H.R. 1678) Outdoors for All Act (S. 2887/H.R. 5413)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1678 (117th), S. 2887 (117th), H.R. 5413 (117th)

Science/Technology SCI

A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes (no bill number)

Contacted: SENATE

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 3271/S. 1702)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1702 (117th), H.R. 3271 (117th)