Legislative Issues
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As
of February 2007
Existing Bills:
HR 3 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell
research.
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6.
HR 4 - Medicare
Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary
of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on
behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received
in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S 137 - Preserving
Medicare for All Act of 2007
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide additional
beneficiary protections.
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice
and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S 158 - Access
to Affordable Health Care Act
A bill to expand access to affordable health care and to strengthen the health
care safety net and make health care services more available in rural and underserved
areas.
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice
and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HR 378 - Nurse
and Patient Safety & Protection Act of 2007
To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health
standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and
other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard.
Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
HR 457- Cures
Can Be Found Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits against income
tax for qualified stem cell research, the storage of qualified stem cells, and
the donation of umbilical cord blood.
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the House Committee on Ways and Means.