The "Health Equity and Middle Eastern and North African Community Inclusion Act of 2025" aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to include Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) individuals in the statutory definition of a ``racial and ethnic …
The Clarity in Professional Degree Act aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 by expanding the definition of "professional degree." This expansion seeks to reinstate eligibility for Federal student aid programs for students in specific health, education, and …
The Self-Insurance Protection Act amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exclude certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by plan sponsors from the definition of health insurance coverage. This aims to clarify that stop-loss insurance, purchased by …
The "Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act" aims to increase access to affordable health insurance by modifying regulations related to association health plans, stop-loss insurance, and health reimbursement arrangements. It also seeks to enhance oversight of pharmacy benefit …
The Association Health Plans Act aims to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974. It seeks to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans (AHPs) as employers for the purpose of sponsoring group health plans. This …
The Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convey approximately 3.372 acres of land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Southcentral Foundation (SCF). This land is intended for use in connection with …
H.R. 6710, the Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act, authorizes a major medical facility project for the Department of Veterans Affairs in St. Louis, Missouri, for fiscal year 2026. The project includes constructing a new bed …
The ICHRA Permanency Act aims to codify the final rule (84 Fed. Reg. 28888) published on June 20, 2019, related to health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and other account-based group health plans. This rule was issued by the Secretary of the …
The "Linking Seniors to Needed Legal Services Act of 2025" aims to improve access to legal services for vulnerable elders by providing grants to states. These grants will support the development and maintenance of linkages between health and social services …
H.R. 6727, the "Repealing the IMD Exclusion Act," aims to amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act. The bill seeks to remove the exclusion of medical assistance under Medicaid for items and services provided to patients in institutions for …
The "Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery Care Act of 2025," also known as the "Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025," aims to prevent the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing the Wasteful and …
The Medicare Advance Planning for Care Act (MAP for Care Act) aims to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, encouraging Medicare beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives for their medical care. It establishes an Advance Directive Certification Program …
The Northern Mariana Islands Medicaid Advancement Act aims to amend Title XI of the Social Security Act, specifically targeting an increase in the Medicaid payment limit for the Northern Mariana Islands. This bill seeks to provide additional federal funding for …
The "Caring for Veterans and Strengthening National Security Act" (S. 3436) aims to improve services for veterans in the Freely Associated States. It mandates the provision of telehealth and mail-order pharmacy benefits, as well as beneficiary travel payments. The bill …
The Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act (FAAN Act) aims to address nursing workforce shortages and enhance nursing education. It authorizes grants to schools of nursing for increasing student and faculty numbers, program enhancement, and infrastructure modernization, particularly in underserved …