Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]

National Emergency Expenditure Reporting Transparency Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2023

ACE Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2023

American Confidence in Elections Act or the ACE Act This bill addresses election administration and security, campaign finance, and other related provisions. Specifically, the bill directs the Election Assistance Commission's (EAC's) Standards Board and Local Leadership Council to issue voluntary considerations for states about various aspects of election administration. Additionally, the bill  reduces certain election assistance payments for states and local jurisdictions that allow noncitizens to vote; requires states to provide designated congressional election observers with full access to observe the administration procedures of federal elections; prohibits federal agencies from using funds made available for salaries and expenses to solicit or enter into agreements with nongovernmental organizations to conduct voter registration or voter mobilization activities on the agency's property or website;   prohibits federal funds for election administration for states that allow ballot harvesting, with exceptions; establishes various requirements for elections in the District of Columbia; makes various changes to the EAC; and prohibits foreign nationals from making contributions or donations in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. The bill also establishes the Twentieth Amendment Section Four Panel, which must recommend to Congress model legislation to resolve any vacancy created by the death of a candidate in a contingent presidential or vice-presidential election. The bill makes changes to campaign finance, including by (1) repealing limits on coordinated party expenditures, and (2) prohibiting federal funds from being used to make payments in support of a congressional election campaign. It also makes changes to the Federal Election Commission.

The Fund Our Border Not The IRS Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 2023

Fund Our Border Not The IRS Act of 2023 This bill requires that unobligated amounts made available to the Internal Revenue Service under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 be transferred to pay expenses of Customs and Border Protection, for constructing and maintaining physical barriers along the southern U.S. border, and for other purposes relating to border security.

Calling on the President to sign H.R. 2 of the 118th Congress, the Secure the Border Act of 2023.

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 2023

This concurrent resolution calls on the President to sign the Secure the Border Act of 2023 if it passes the Senate. (The Secure the Border Act of 2023 makes various changes to immigration law, including by imposing limits on asylum eligibility and requiring employers to use an electronic system to verify the employment eligibility of new employees. At the time this concurrent resolution was introduced, that bill had passed the House of Representatives but not the Senate.)

Enforce the Caps Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 2023

Enforce the Caps Act This bill establishes annual discretionary spending limits for FY2026-FY2029.

Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 20 June 2023

Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2023 This bill revokes the security clearances of 51 individuals who signed a statement titled Public Statement on the Hunter Biden Emails and dated October 19, 2020. It also (1) specifies that a security clearance may not be granted or renewed for any of them, and (2) requires the Departments of Defense and Justice to investigate these individuals.    

CCP Wrongful Death Accountability Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 2023

CCP Wrongful Death Accountability Act of 2023 This bill authorizes certain private lawsuits against the Chinese government for harm resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the bill authorizes a case to be brought by (1) a U.S. national if their immediate relative died of COVID-19 (i.e., wrongful death), or (2) a U.S. citizen for harm suffered by the citizen. The harms for which a citizen may seek damages include, but are not limited to, expenditures for overtime wages paid to frontline workers, vaccine or medical equipment purchases, and research and development costs. Such a case must be brought in a U.S. district court. If the Chinese government fails to pay a judgment under one of these provisions within one year, the plaintiff may obtain a court order directing the federal government to pay the amount owed. If the federal government is ordered to pay the judgment, the federal government must deduct an equivalent amount from (1) any interest or debt owed by the United States to China, or (2) any amounts made available to provide U.S. assistance to China.

Pre-Pilot Pathway Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 2023

Pre-Pilot Pathway Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish an apprenticeship program with flight schools in order to establish a commercial pilot pipeline; DOT must issue any necessary regulations to implement the program within one year of the bill's enactment. Each flight school participating in the program may select up to eight applicants per academic year to serve as apprentices. DOT must take appropriate actions to develop methods to incentivize pilots, including retired pilots, to become flight school instructors. This includes developing pathway programs for pilots to gain initial qualification or concurrent qualification as certified flight instructors.

Falun Gong Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 2023

Falun Gong Protection Act This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons that are knowingly responsible for, are complicit in, or have engaged in the involuntary harvesting of organs in China. The sanctions shall not apply to certain activities, such as authorized U.S. intelligence or law enforcement activities.

Make American Flags in America Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 2023

Condemning Cuba and the Chinese Communist Party for discussing and implementing an agreement to build a Chinese Communist Party spy base on the island of Cuba, 90 miles from the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 2023

This concurrent resolution condemns Cuba and China for discussing and implementing an agreement to build a Chinese intelligence base on the island of Cuba, 90 miles from the United States.

Agreeing that the Chinese Communist Party is the greatest threat to freedom and to the free world.

United States · United States Congress · 12 June 2023

This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the Chinese Communist Party is the greatest threat to freedom and to the free world.

To prohibit arms sales, cybersecurity sales, and military sales with the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party.

United States · United States Congress · 12 June 2023

CCP Virus Reimbursement For States Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 12 June 2023

CCP Virus Reimbursement For States Act of 2023 This bill authorizes states to sue the Chinese government for harm suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill specifies that the actionable harms for which a state may seek damages include, but are not limited to, expenditures such as overtime wages paid to frontline workers, vaccine or medical equipment purchases, and research and development costs. Such a case must be brought in a U.S. district court. If the Chinese government fails to pay a judgment to a state within one year, the state may obtain a court order directing the federal government to pay the amount owed. If the federal government is ordered to pay the judgment, the federal government must deduct an equivalent amount from (1) any interest or debt owed by the United States to China, or (2) any amounts made available to provide U.S. assistance to China.

Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 7 June 2023

Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education Payment program, which supports education and training for medical residents and fellows in children's hospitals. The bill also bars children's hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to minors from receiving payments through the program. Under the bill, gender-affirming care generally includes procedures (e.g., surgeries or hormone therapies) that change the body of an individual to correspond to a sex that is different than the individual's biological sex. It excludes, however, specified types of procedures, including those for treating (1) individuals who have both ovarian and testicular tissue or abnormal sex chromosome structure or hormones, or (2) infections or other harms that result from a previous gender-transition procedure.

GUO Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 7 June 2023

Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to place a real time display of the United States total outstanding national debt in the House Chamber.

United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2023

This resolution requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives to place in the House Chamber a real-time display of the outstanding national debt.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Prospect Street in Avon, New York, as the "Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz Memorial Post Office Building".

United States · United States Congress · 5 June 2023

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Prospect Street in Avon, New York, as the "Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz Memorial Post Office Building."

Defund the CCP On Campus Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 31 May 2023

Defund the CCP On Campus Act of 2023 This bill prohibits federal funding for any institution of higher education (IHE) that (1) provides funds to a Confucius Institute or an entity that funds such an institute, or (2) has a Confucius Institute. A Confucius Institute is a public educational and cultural promotion program that is funded and arranged by a government-organized group under China's Ministry of Education. Additionally, the Department of Education must study and report on the number of IHEs (1) that have funded or provided funds to an entity that has funded a Confucius Institute, and (2) that have a Confucius Institute.

TRACKS Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 May 2023

Tracking Receipts to Adversarial Countries for Knowledge of Spending Act or the TRACKS Act This bill requires recipients of federal awards to collect and report data relating to subawards granted to entities located in a foreign country of concern. The Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance that establishes consistency for complying with this bill's requirements for agencies, prime award recipients, and covered subaward recipients, including establishing standards for disclosed data.

To prohibit the availability of Federal funds to the World Health Organization pending the conduct of an investigation relating to the influence over such organization by Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 2023

This bill prohibits federal funds being made available to the World Health Organization (WHO) until the President (1) conducts an investigation to determine the level of Chinese Communist Party influence over the WHO, including any influence regarding the origin of COVID-19; and (2) submits a report to Congress containing the results of the investigation. 

Expressing congressional disapproval of the actions taken by Dictator President Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador for dissolving the National Assembly and silencing the voice of his opposition in an effort to evade impeachment.

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 2023

This concurrent resolution disapproves of the actions taken by President Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador for dissolving the National Assembly and silencing the voice of opposition in an effort to evade impeachment.

Protecting Federal Funds from Human Trafficking and Smuggling Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 2023

Protecting Federal Funds from Human Trafficking and Smuggling Act of 2023 This bill prohibits a nonprofit entity from receiving federal funds (and denies a tax exemption) unless the entity certifies compliance with certain federal laws (e.g., laws with respect to human trafficking and smuggling). The bill also establishes reporting requirements, including that the Government Accountability Office must annually report to Congress on those nonprofit entities that do not certify their compliance with these laws. Finally, the bill removes the provision of federal law that exempts nonprofit charitable organizations that provide federal public benefits from having to verify the eligibility of program participants.

Condemning the Chinese Communist Party for the Wuhan Lab "leak" causing the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 2023

This concurrent resolution condemns the Chinese Communist Party for the Wuhan lab leak causing the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting death of over 1,000,000 Americans.

To direct the President to impose sanctions on the People's Republic of China.

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 2023

This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on China.

To direct the Secretary of State to conduct a comprehensive study assessing the Chinese Communist Party's role in the distribution of fentanyl in the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 2023

This bill requires the Department of State to conduct a comprehensive study assessing the Chinese Communist Party's role in the distribution of fentanyl in the United States, including its influence on the U.S. government, the U.S. economy, and U.S. public industries.

PATIENT Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 22 May 2023

Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023 or the PATIENT Act of 2023 This bill expands hospital price transparency requirements and establishes additional reporting requirements with respect to prescription drugs and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The bill also extends funding for various programs such as the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program, Community Health Center program, and National Health Service Corps. Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that hospitals publish an annual list of shoppable services they provide, including specified pricing information. Beginning in 2025, a hospital may not use an internet-based price estimator tool to meet the publication requirement for shoppable services. The bill also modifies the health insurance plan disclosure requirements to include the rates for certain in-network services and prescription drug payment information. The bill further requires providers of diagnostic laboratory tests under Medicare to publish online certain price information. Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations must report information about payments made to providers in which the MA organization has an ownership interest. Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors must report certain price information for covered drugs. Additionally, the bill requires health insurance plan issuers (or the PBM providing services on behalf of the plan) to report to the plan sponsor specified information about prescription drugs dispensed under the plan. This includes rebates, fees, alternative discounts, or other remuneration the plan receives from drug manufacturers. Finally, the bill requires pass-through pricing models, and prohibits spread-pricing, for payment arrangements with PBMs under Medicaid.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Chinese Communist Party should be held accountable for present day efforts of knowingly and intentionally manipulating their currency.

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 2023

This resolution condemns the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for knowingly and intentionally manipulating its currency. The resolution also (1) supports the actions by former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to engage with the International Monetary Fund to eliminate the unfair competitive advantage created by China in 2019, and (2) calls on the Biden administration to take similar action to hold the CCP accountable for their present-day efforts to manipulate their currency.

The Hands Off Our Election Resolution of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 2023

Hands Off Our Election Resolution of 2023 This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that federal overreach into election law violates the states' constitutional right to govern aspects of election law under Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution (which includes clause 1, known as the Elections Clause, that provides states with the initial and principal authority to administer elections within their jurisdictions).

Reinstate Our Troops Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 2023

Reinstate Our Troops Act This bill addresses the reinstatement of members of the Armed Forces who requested an exemption from an order to receive a COVID-19 vaccination and were involuntarily separated solely on the basis of the refusal to receive such vaccination. Specifically, at the election of the separated individual, the bill requires the military department concerned to reinstate the individual, in the same rank and grade the individual held at the time of separation. An individual must elect to be reinstated within the one-year period following the enactment of this bill. Additionally, such individuals (enlisted members and officers) are not required to repay a bonus for failure to complete a period of service solely because such service was incomplete due to the exemption request and involuntary separation. The military department concerned must return a bonus repaid by an individual if the individual elects to be reinstated. If an individual does not elect reinstatement, the military department concerned must ensure the discharge of the individual is characterized as honorable. The military department concerned must also expunge from an individual's military service record any reference to adverse action related to the refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.

Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 2023

Protecting America's Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2023 This bill prohibits persons associated with the governments of Iran, North Korea, China, or Russia from purchasing or leasing agricultural land in the United States. Specifically, the President must prohibit any person (individual or entity) owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of these foreign governments from purchasing or leasing (1) public agricultural land that is owned by the United States and administered by a federal department or agency, or (2) private agricultural land that is located in the United States. A person that violates or attempts to violate this prohibition is subject to civil and criminal penalties. This prohibition does not require a person that owns or leases agricultural land as of the date of this bill's enactment to sell that land. Further, the President must prohibit a person associated with these foreign governments and who leases, or who has full or partial ownership of, agricultural land in the United States from participating in Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. Exceptions are included to allow for participation in USDA programs related to food safety, the health and labor safety of individuals, or certain reporting and disclosure requirements. The restrictions established by the bill do not apply to U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. The bill also amends the agriculture foreign investment disclosure reporting requirements to include reporting on security interests and leases. Finally, USDA must submit a report every two years on foreign ownership of agriculture land in the United States.

End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 2023

Protecting Children From Experimentation Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 2023

Protecting Children From Experimentation Act of 2023 This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for health care professionals who perform or provide referrals for gender transition procedures on minors. A physical or mental health care professional who performs or provides a referral for a gender transition procedure on a minor is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. The bill authorizes civil remedies for a minor who undergoes a gender transition procedure. A minor who undergoes a gender transition procedure may not be arrested or prosecuted for an offense under this bill.

Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 2023

Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023 This bill prohibits federal officials or employees from taking any action to recognize a Syrian government led by Bashar al-Assad. The bill also expands existing sanctions related to the Syrian conflict to cover additional activities and persons (individuals and entities). Current law requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons engaged in certain activities related to the conflict in Syria. For example, such sanctions must be imposed on those that knowingly (1) are responsible for serious human rights abuses against the Syrian people, or (2) provide aircraft or spare aircraft parts for military purposes on behalf of the Syrian government to a foreign person operating in certain areas of Syria. This bill expands the types of activities that would subject a foreign person to sanctions, including knowingly (1) providing any type of aircraft or spare aircraft parts to the Syrian government, (2) diverting humanitarian assistance intended for the Syrian people, or (3) confiscating property in Syria or owned by a Syrian citizen for personal gain or political purposes. The bill also extends these sanctions to entities owned or controlled by a sanctioned person and to a sanctioned person's adult family members. Additionally, the bill removes an exception to the sanctions related to the importation of goods. The Department of State must provide Congress with a strategy to counter foreign government efforts to normalize relations with the Bashar al-Assad regime.

In honor of mothers, recognizing the significance of motherhood and the impact mothers have on raising the next generation, on the occasion of Mother's Day.

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 2023

This resolution recognizes the importance of motherhood and encourages the people of the United States to observe Mother's Day.

Fight CRIME Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 2023

Fight and Combat Rampant Iranian Missile Exports Act or the Fight CRIME Act This bill imposes sanctions pertaining to Iran's missile program. The President must impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons (i.e., foreign individuals, entities, and states) that are knowingly involved with Iran or Iran-aligned entities in certain missile-related activities, such as (1) acquiring, possessing, developing, transporting, transferring, or deploying missiles or related items and technology that are covered by the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), or (2) developing missile or drone technologies. (The MTCR is an informal political understanding among states that seek to limit missile proliferation.) The President must also impose sanctions on (1) certain adult family members of those who are subject to the sanctions discussed above, and (2) foreign persons who knowingly provide significant support to or engage in a significant transaction with those subject to the sanctions discussed above. The bill also requires the Department of State to report to Congress on various topics, including (1) a diplomatic strategy to renew international restrictions on certain missile-related activities set forth in Annex B of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231, which concerns restrictions on arms transfers to and from Iran; (2) the identities of foreign persons engaging in restricted activity under Annex B; and (3) an analysis of the foreign and domestic supply chains that facilitate Iran's missile or drone programs.

COST Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 2023

Cost Openness and Spending Transparency Act of 2023 or the COST Act of 2023 This bill requires recipients of federal funds to disclose financing information relating to programs, projects, or activities carried out using such funds. Specifically, such a recipient (including a state or local government or a recipient of a federal research grant) must clearly state in any press release, request for proposals, bid solicitation, or other document describing the activity the amount and percentage of federal funding and the amount and percentage of nongovernmental funding. An individual or entity carrying out a program, project, or activity that is carried out using federal funds must, as part of the performance progress reporting, include a certification indicating whether the individual or entity complied with the disclosure requirements. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must annually review a random sampling of public communications issued by agencies and recipients of federal funds for compliance with the disclosure requirements, and make publicly available the findings of the review. The OMB must make available to the public a mechanism to anonymously report communications that do not comply.

Justice Against Sponsors of Illicit Fentanyl Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 2023

Justice Against Sponsors of Illicit Fentanyl Act of 2023 This bill allows foreign states to be sued in a U.S. court for physical injury to a person or property or death occurring in the United States as a result of fentanyl trafficking. (Typically, a foreign state is immune from lawsuits filed against it in a U.S. court.) Specifically, a foreign state is not immune from a lawsuit seeking damages for (1) an act of fentanyl trafficking in or into the United States, or (2) a tortious act or acts regardless where the tortious act or acts occurred. If the United States is in discussions with a foreign state that is seeking to resolve claims related to fentanyl trafficking or tortious acts, the Department of Justice may intervene and seek a stay in a case filed under this bill involving the foreign state.

Reject Latinx Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 2023

Reject Latinx Act This bill prohibits any official document of an executive agency that is intended for public use from containing the terms latinx or latin-x .

Border Patrol Pay Parity Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2023

Border Patrol Pay Parity Act This bill increases pay rates for U.S. Border Patrol agents. The bill specifies that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must increase the minimum rate of pay for GS-12 Border Patrol agents by at least 14%. It also directs OPM to increase pay rates for other grades, levels, occupational groups, or similar classifications as specified by the Department of Homeland Security.  The increases must be made on or before January 1, 2024. 

Capital Loss Inflation Fairness Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 2023

Capital Loss Inflation Fairness Act This bill increases the allowance for capital losses and adjusts the increased allowance amount for inflation after 2023.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make alimony deductible.

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 2023

This bill restores the tax deduction for alimony payments.

MINAJ Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 2023

Medical Information Nuanced Accountability Judgement Act of 2023 or the MINAJ Act of 2023 This bill generally prohibits federal agencies from requiring an individual to receive a vaccine unless the required vaccine has been approved or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for at least 10 years. During a declared public health emergency, however, a federal agency may require that individuals receive a vaccine with fewer years of approval or authorization if the agency provides Congress with (1) adequate notice of the requirement, (2) data about the safety and efficacy of the required vaccine, and (3) sufficient time to review the data and deliberate about the requirement. Under the bill, sufficient time for review and deliberation is the lesser of three months or the period of time during which the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions each complete three hearings related to matters in the report.

The Big-Tech Accountability Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 2023

The Big-Tech Accountability Act of 2023 This bill limits federal liability protection, sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection, that generally precludes providers and users of an interactive computer service from being held legally responsible for content provided by a third party. Specifically, the bill removes the protection for providers of social media services (e.g., Facebook and TikTok). Additionally, the bill prohibits a provider of social media services from suspending or otherwise restricting the account of a U.S. citizen based on that citizen's social, political, or religious status. The prohibition applies even if the citizen clearly violates the provider's policies related to hate speech, sexual harassment, discrimination, or violent or threatening speech. A provider that violates the prohibition is subject to civil penalties.

Terrorist Organization Classification Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 2023

Terrorist Organization Classification Act of 2023 This bill directs the Department of State to designate five specified drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. (Among other things, such a designation allows the Department of the Treasury to require financial institutions to block transactions involving the organization.) The five specified cartels in the bill are MS-13, Queen Nation, Sinaloa, Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, and Beltran Leyva Organization. The bill also requires the State Department to submit a detailed report on those five cartels and any other cartels it may identify. Based on this report, the State Department must designate as a foreign terrorist organization any such identified cartel (or faction thereof) that meets certain criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization. The bill specifies that it may not be construed to expand eligibility for asylum.

Secure Our Border and Our Streets Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 2023

Secure Our Border and Our Streets Act of 2023 This bill requires states to annually report to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the immigration status of individuals convicted of a crime under that state's laws as a condition for receiving any DOJ funding.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the early withdrawal penalty on certain distributions from qualified retirement plans.

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 2023

This bill allows a waiver of the 10% penalty on premature distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans where such distributions do not exceed the excess of $10,000 over aggregate plan distributions during a specified 5-year period.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to include neuropathy in the list of conditions covered by the World Trade Center Health Program, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 2023

This bill adds neuropathy (damage, disease, or dysfunction of one or more nerves) to the list of health conditions covered by the World Trade Center Health Program. This program provides medical monitoring and treatment to responders and survivors who suffer from health conditions related to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 2023

Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act of 2023 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on public health messaging and other recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report must specifically address (1) the data used to make recommendations; (2) the effect of inconsistent messaging on the public's trust in the CDC, willingness to follow the CDC's COVID-19 guidance, and attitudes about immunizations both in general and for specific populations; and (3) the degree to which outside entities influenced CDC recommendations.

Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 2023

Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act This bill allows for Medicare coverage and payment for multi-cancer early detection screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and that are used to screen for cancer across many cancer types, if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services determines such coverage is appropriate.