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Budget/Appropriations BUD

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 PHIT Act (S. 844/H.R. 1679) FY 2023 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (HR 8295/Senate no bill number): NIH, CDC, AHRQ funding and report language; Department of Ed Title IV funding; Head Start funding; funding for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant FY 2023 Agriculture-FDA Appropriations (HR 8239/Senate no bill number): nutrition policy, FDA funding, and tobacco report language FY 2023 Military Construction-VA Appropriations (HR 8238 /Senate no bill number): VA medical and prosthetic research funding FY 2023 State and foreign Operations Appropriations (HR 8282/Senate no bill number): global health

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

Bills named: H.R. 8282 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 844 (117th), H.R. 1679 (117th), H.R. 8239 (117th), H.R. 8295 (117th), H.R. 8238 (117th)

Tobacco TOB

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) 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

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

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

Health Issues HCR

ARC Act of 2021 (H.R.2631) 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) Requirements related to No Surprises Act Final Rule Safe Step Act of 2021 (H.R. 2163) 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: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2094 (117th), S. 1301 (117th), S. 779 (117th), H.R. 550 (117th), S. 2013 (117th), H.R. 379 (117th), H.R. 2163 (117th), H.R. 2631 (117th), H.R. 526 (117th), H.R. 3321 (117th), H.R. 3783 (117th), S. 3001 (117th), S. 1670 (117th), S. 3904 (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) Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021 (S.1986) SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act (H.R.3348) Telehealth Extension Act of 2021 (H.R. 6202) The Telehealth Modernization Act (S.368) Medicaid Waivers National Coverage Determination for Self-Measured Blood Pressure Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System

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

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

Agriculture AGR

Closing the Meal Gap (S. 2192) Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (H.R. 5919) The Emergency Child and Adult Nutrition Assistance Act (H.R. 5309) 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) 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) 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) Keep Kids Fed Act (H.R. 8150) Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) Keeping School Meals Flexible Act (H.R. 6613) Healthy Meal Time Act (H.R. 6526) Salad Bars in Schools Expansion Act (H.R. 4344) Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2022 as "National CACFP Week" (H.Res. 980) Feed Hungry Veterans Act (H.R. 7272) White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health Act (S. 3605/H.R. 5724) Legislation to provide increase technical assistance for school meal programs (no bill number) Child nutrition reauthorization (no bill number) Transitional and long-term nutrition standards for the school meals program Establishment of an added sugars standard for the school meals and competitive foods programs Engagement on: White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health 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); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3115 (117th), H.R. 818 (117th), H.R. 4904 (117th), H.R. 2011 (117th), H.R. 6613 (117th), S. 1530 (117th), H.R. 5919 (117th), S. 3979 (117th), H.R. 5724 (117th), H.Res. 980 (117th), H.R. 6526 (117th), H.R. 5413 (117th), H.R. 1861 (117th), S. 853 (117th), H.R. 8150 (117th), H.R. 7272 (117th), H.R. 5309 (117th), S. 2192 (117th), H.R. 4344 (117th), S. 876 (117th), S. 3605 (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; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

Government Issues GOV

The Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act (H.R. 6161) Enhancing American Retirement Now Act (H.R. 2954/Senate no bill number) provisions related to the Legacy IRA Act 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: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

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

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

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

Science/Technology SCI

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Health Act (H.R.5585/S. 3819) South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act (H.R. 3771) The Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act - the CAROL Act (H.R. 1193/ S. 1133) 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: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: S. 3819 (117th), H.R. 1193 (117th), S. 1133 (117th), H.R. 3771 (117th), H.R. 5585 (117th)

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)