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Bridging the SNAP Gap Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4815
Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2023-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: 

Bridging the SNAP Gap Act of 2023

This bill expands certain income exclusions and the excess medical expense deduction under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Specifically, the bill excludes income from children in elementary or secondary schools who are age 21 or younger from income calculations for purposes of determining SNAP eligibility (currently, the exclusion is limited to children who are age 17 or younger).

In addition, the bill expands the excess medical expense deduction to include all individuals, rather than only individuals age 60 or older or individuals with disabilities. (The excess medical expense deduction allows for the deduction of certain out-of-pocket medical expenses that exceed $35 per month from income calculations under SNAP.) The bill also specifies that the amount of the deduction must be equal to the premium rate for Medicare medical services, although states may choose to set higher amounts.

 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to permit enrollees to obtain a 365-day supply of contraceptives.

Bill: 118-hr-4816
Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2023-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Family planning and birth control
Health care costs and insurance
Health promotion and preventive care
Prescription drugs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Introduced in House
SHADE Act

Bill: 118-hr-4817
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2023-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Community life and organization
Forests, forestry, trees
Housing and community development funding

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4818
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2023-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Medicare
Mental health
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: 

Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 

2023

 
This bill expands Medicare coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity. Specifically, the bill allows coverage for therapy that is provided by (1) a physician who is not a primary care physician; or (2) other health care providers (e.g., physician assistants and nurse practitioners) and approved counseling programs, if provided upon a referral from, and in coordination with, a physician or primary care practitioner. Currently, such therapy is covered only if provided by a primary care practitioner. 
 
The bill also allows coverage under Medicare's prescription drug benefit of drugs used for the treatment of obesity or for weight loss management for individuals who are overweight. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-27
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-959, Part I.
action_date: 2024-12-27
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-959, Part I.
action_date: 2024-06-27
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 4.
action_date: 2024-06-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act

Bill: 118-hr-4819
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2023-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: 

Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to disclose certain information related to career and technical education.

Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Federal Student Aid within ED to publish on its public website information on (1) career and technical education programs, including average completion time, program cost, and postgraduation employment rate; and (2) opportunities in each state to pursue these programs and obtain Perkins funding.

In addition, ED must include this information and a related acknowledgment signature box on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4822
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2023-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and paralysis
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Employee benefits and pensions
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Internet, web applications, social media
Manufacturing
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Photography and imaging
Prescription drugs
Right of privacy
Surgery and anesthesia
User charges and fees

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-29
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-231, Part I.
action_date: 2023-09-29
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-231, Part I.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 16.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
No Illegal Oil from Russia Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4825
Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Energy prices
Europe
Foreign and international banking
Foreign property
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Sanctions
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: 

No Illegal Oil from Russia Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the President to sanction foreign persons (i.e., individuals and entities) that do not comply with the Russian oil price cap policy. 
 
The Russian oil price cap policy is an agreement between the United States, the European Union (EU), Australia, and the Group of Seven (G7) countries to limit the use of services that support or enable Russian oil shipments above an agreed-upon price cap.
 
The bill requires the President to block any transaction inside or within the control of the United States by a foreign person that has knowingly transported Russian oil in contravention of the Russian oil price cap policy. The sanctions shall not apply to a vessel under the jurisdiction of Australia, an EU member country, or a G7 country. Additional exceptions apply, such as for national security reasons, and the President may waive the sanctions in limited circumstances specified in the bill. 
 
The authority to impose these sanctions sunsets five years after this bill's enactment or when the Russian oil price cap policy ends, whichever comes first. 
 
The bill also requires the Department of State to report to Congress a strategy to enhance international compliance with the Russian oil price cap policy. The strategy must list countries that purchase oil above the price cap, detail the methods countries use to make such purchases and avoid detection, and present possible ways the United States could encourage broader compliance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Safe Social Media Act

Bill: 118-hr-4826
Sponsor: Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2]
Introduced: 2023-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: 

Safe Social Media Act

 
This bill requires a study on the use of social media platforms among individuals under age 18. A 
social media platform
 is a public-facing website, internet application, or mobile internet application (e.g., social network, search engine, or email service) with at least 30 million active monthly users in the United States.
 
The Federal Trade Commission must coordinate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out the study, and the study must address matters such as frequency of usage, mental health effects linked to such usage, and policy recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Labor Market Response Act

Bill: 118-hr-4827
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2023-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: 

Labor Market Response Act

 
This bill requires the inclusion of certain information about the labor market in applications for grants that provide low-income individuals with education and training for health care occupations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Imaging Services Price Transparency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4828
Sponsor: Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2023-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicare
Photography and imaging

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: 

Imaging Services Price Transparency Act of 2023

This bill requires providers of certain imaging services under Medicare to publish their prices online.

Specifically, providers must publish and update at least annually the discounted cash price or gross charge (as applicable) for their services and, if required by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the minimum and maximum negotiated rates between the provider and insurers. The CMS must publish a list of at least 50 shoppable imaging services that are subject to these requirements; if there are fewer than 50 shoppable services, the CMS must include all imaging services on the list. Providers that fail to comply with these requirements may be subject to civil penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4829
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Higher education
Medical education
Medicare
National and community service
Rural conditions and development
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: 

Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2023

This bill expands certain health professional programs and Medicare covered services to include physical therapists.

Specifically, the bill expands the National Health Service Corps to include physical therapists and provides for the designation of specific health professional target areas for physical therapists under the program. The bill also expands covered services of rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers under Medicare to include physical therapy services.

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
ATTAIN Mental Health Act

Bill: 118-hr-4830
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2023-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: 

Achieving Thorough Transparency and Accessibility for Information Navigation on Mental Health Act of 2023 or the ATTAIN Mental Health Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an online dashboard with information about federal grants relating to mental health and substance use disorders. 

Among other requirements, the dashboard must be searchable, current, and indicate whether the application period is open or closed. The dashboard must also include information about associated state programs and subgrants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Fair Pay for Federal Firefighters Act

Bill: 118-hr-4831
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4832
Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Indian social and development programs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: 

Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act 

of 2023

This bill authorizes advance appropriations for several covered appropriations accounts of (1) the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education within the Department of the Interior, and (2) the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services. The advance appropriations provide new budget authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after the budget year.

The covered accounts within the Bureau of Indian Affairs are (1) Operation of Indian Programs, (2) Contract Support Costs, (3) the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program, (4) Construction, and (5) Payments for Tribal Leases.

The covered accounts within the Bureau of Indian Education are (1) Operation of Indian Education Programs, and (2) Education Construction.

The covered accounts within the Indian Health Service are (1) Indian Health Services, (2) Contract Support Costs, (3) Payments for Tribal Leases, and (4) Indian Health Facilities.

The bill also requires the President's budget and the supporting documents submitted to Congress to include detailed estimates related to the advance appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Introduced in House