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Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

H.R. 8 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H.R. 1112 Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 ERPO

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (116th), H.R. 1112 (116th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 3239 / S. 2135, the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in CBP Custody Act

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2135 (116th), H.R. 3239 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2740, FY 2020 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, including programs and initiatives related to mental health and substance use disorders operated by HHS, NIH, SAMHSA, CDC, HRSA H.R. 2500 National Defense Authorization Act FY 2020 MilCon-VA Appropriations Bill H.R. 2021 the Investing for the People Act of 2019 H.R. 3164, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2021 (116th), H.R. 2740 (116th), H.R. 3164 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th)

Defense DEF

H. Res. 124, RE: military transgender ban H.R. 2767, Supporting Eating disorders Recovery through Vital Expansion Act S. 1467, Sergeant Daniel Somers Network of Support Act H.R. 2500 National Defense Authorization Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.Res. 124 (116th), S. 1467 (116th), H.R. 2767 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 5, the Equality Act Sec. 1557 of the ACA, Efforts to weaken nondiscrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R.1763 / S. 348, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 2062 / S. 1012 (42 CFR Part 2) H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act H.R. 5, the Equality Act H.R. 1109, the Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2019 S. 824, the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act H.R. 2300 Eliminating Debtor's Prison for Kids Act of 2019 Activity to promote evidence-based trauma-informed care Out of network billing legislation H.R. 2569/S. 1365, the CARE Act H.R. 3414, the Opioid Workforce Act S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3496, the CREATE Opportunities Act S. 1227, the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 H.R. 2874 / S. 1576, the Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act S.1659, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2019 H.R. 3253, the Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act H.R. 1554, the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act H.R. 3239, the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act H.R. 3180/ S. 1770, the RISE from Trauma Act H.R. 2862, the VACCINES Act of 2019 H.R. 4309, the Barriers to Suicide Act H.R. 2569/S. 1365, the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act H.R. 2279, the Safe Step Act H.R. 4327, the Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act H.R. 3735, the Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act H.R. 3417, BETTER Act of 2019 H. Res. 337, Expressing support for the designation of May 2019 as "Mental Health Awareness Month H. Res. 587, Recognizing LGBTQ+ suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month" H. Res. 480, Acknowledging the racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among youth in communities of color S. 1227, the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R. 2734 / S. 1448, the Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act H.R. 2482/ S. 2074, the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2019 Title X Family Planning Program Administration Rule Maternal mortality legislation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3735 (116th), S. 1770 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 3253 (116th), H.R. 3414 (116th), S. 348 (116th), H.R. 4309 (116th), H.R. 2300 (116th), H.R. 1554 (116th), H.Res. 337 (116th), H.R. 5 (116th), S. 1576 (116th), H.Res. 587 (116th), H.R. 1109 (116th), H.R. 2862 (116th), H.R. 2482 (116th), H.R. 2734 (116th), H.R. 2569 (116th), H.R. 2279 (116th), S. 1365 (116th), H.R. 4327 (116th), S. 1659 (116th), H.R. 3180 (116th), H.R. 2062 (116th), S. 1227 (116th), H.R. 3239 (116th), H.R. 1585 (116th), S. 1448 (116th), H.R. 2874 (116th), H.R. 3496 (116th), H.R. 1763 (116th), S. 2074 (116th), S. 824 (116th), H.Res. 480 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), S. 1012 (116th), H.R. 3417 (116th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 1963, the Expanding Care for Veterans Act H.R. 1674, the Veterans Improved Access and Care Act H.R. 712/S 179: the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act S. 785, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 2931 SERVE Act of 2019

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 785 (116th), H.R. 1963 (116th), H.R. 712 (116th), H.R. 2931 (116th), H.R. 1674 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1329, the Medicaid Reentry Act H.R. 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 1767 Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act H.R. 3925, the Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1329 (116th), H.R. 1839 (116th), H.R. 1767 (116th), H.R. 3925 (116th)

Insurance INS

Issues relating to new legislative attempt to increase compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 H. Res. 271, Condemning the Trump Administration's Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans' Health Care H.R. 3165 / S. 1737, the Mental Health Parity Compliance Act H.R. 2279, the Safe Step Act H.R. 1010 re: Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance H.R. 986, the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019 H.R. 1425, the State Health Care Premium Reduction Act H.R. 987, the Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower (MORE) Health Education Act of 2019 H.R. 3630, the No Surprises Act H.R. 2874/ S. 1576, the Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 3107, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 3630 (116th), H.R. 3165 (116th), S. 1576 (116th), H.R. 2874 (116th), H.Res. 271 (116th), H.R. 1010 (116th), H.R. 987 (116th), H.R. 3107 (116th), H.R. 2279 (116th), H.R. 986 (116th), H.R. 1425 (116th), S. 1737 (116th)

Education EDU

H.R. 1109, Mental Health Services for Students Act STOP School Violence Act FY20 Funding S. 1782 Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act H.R. 2599/ S. 2492 Suicide Training and awareness nationally delivered for universal prevention act (STAND UP Act) H.R. 2431 / S. 2550, the Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2019 H.R. 3414, the Opioid Workforce Act of 2019 H.R. 2443, the Investment in Tomorrow's Pediatric Health Care Workforce Act

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 2431 (116th), H.R. 2599 (116th), H.R. 1109 (116th), S. 2492 (116th), S. 2550 (116th), H.R. 2443 (116th), S. 1782 (116th), H.R. 3414 (116th)