Bills About Health Sponsored by Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)

Rep. Bilirakis sponsored 44 bills about health in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Oct. 28, 2019	H.R.4861	To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to improve the identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in the emergency department who are at risk of suicide, and for other purposes.	14	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 1, 2020	H.R.8139	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove direct sales of drugs near expiration during the COVID-19 emergency from the calculation of certain pricing metrics under the Medicaid program.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
April 21, 2020	H.R.6572	To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of COVID-19.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan. 24, 2020	H.R.5672	To establish the Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security, and for other purposes.	0		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.
Dec. 18, 2019	H.R.5473	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide for Medicare and Medicaid mental and behavioral health treatment through telehealth.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 2, 2019	H.R.3613	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a methodology for determining State allotments for Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments that is based on State poverty levels, to require States to prioritize disproportionate share hospital payments on the basis of Medicaid inpatient utilization and low-income utilization rates, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 27, 2017	H.R.1222	To amend the Public Health Service Act to coordinate Federal congenital heart disease research efforts and to improve public education and awareness of congenital heart disease, and for other purposes.	28	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 115-342.
Dec. 20, 2018	H.R.7369	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide the Attorney General certain notifications in certain determinations made by the Secretary of improper prescribing of controlled substances, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.
Sept. 17, 2018	H.R.6836	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to promote access to life-saving therapies for Medicaid enrollees by ensuring coverage of routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with participation in qualifying clinical trials, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sept. 17, 2018	H.R.6837	To establish the Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security, and for other purposes.	0		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.
July 12, 2018	H.R.6357	To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to assess and make recommendations related to disaster medical assistance teams, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
June 13, 2018	H.R.6092	To develop and identify indicators of potentially fraudulent and disreputable recovery housing operators, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 15, 2018	H.R.5808	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to operate drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 561.
May 3, 2018	H.R.5675	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors under the Medicare program to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries.	6	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 577.
May 18, 2018	H.R.5881	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency of Medicare secondary payer reporting information, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 14, 2017	H.R.3245	To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase civil money penalties and criminal fines for Federal health care program fraud and abuse, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 330.
Oct. 3, 2017	H.R.3927	To amend title XXI to allow for the blending of risk pools of children's health insurance buy-in programs with the risk pools of State child health plans under such title, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct. 3, 2017	H.R.3926	To provide for an extension for community health centers, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 27, 2017	H.R.3457	To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an evaluation on the extent to which the Medicare and Medicaid programs provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 1, 2017	H.R.2263	To provide for greater transparency and information with respect to Federal expenditures under the Medicaid and CHIP programs in the territories of the United States, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 21, 2017	H.RES.215	Expressing the fact that the House of Representatives supports the system for prescription drug coverage provided under part D of the Medicare program and believes that changes to such system should not be part of the American Health Care Act of 2017.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 7, 2017	H.R.1389	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility to provide care coordination under Medicaid for the most vulnerable through managed care.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 27, 2017	H.R.1223	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize an extension of exclusivity periods for certain drugs that are approved for a new indication for a rare disease or condition, and for other purposes.	43	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sept. 13, 2016	H.R.6011	To require that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has in place adequate verification procedures to ensure that advance payments under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are made for only enrollees under qualified health plans who have paid their premiums.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sept. 13, 2016	H.R.6010	To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a registry of women who are diagnosed during pregnancy as having been infected with Zika virus and the children of such women, and for other purposes.	7	Bipartisan	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5504)
April 29, 2016	H.R.5145	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to exclude abuse-deterrent formulations of prescription drugs from the Medicaid additional rebate requirement for new formulations of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov. 5, 2015	H.R.3952	To amend the Public Health Service Act to coordinate Federal congenital heart disease research efforts and to improve public education and awareness of congenital heart disease, and for other purposes.	30	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 13, 2015	H.R.2299	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for site-of-service price transparency under the Medicare program.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 13, 2015	H.R.2298	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for programs to prevent prescription drug abuse under parts C and D of the Medicare program.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 19, 2015	H.R.2433	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to enhancing combination products review.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 24, 2015	H.R.1570	To provide for greater transparency and information with respect to Federal expenditures under the Medicaid and CHIP programs in the territories of the United States, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 13, 2015	H.R.1353	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the period of exclusivity with respect to certain drugs, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 26, 2015	H.R.1116	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive audiology services to Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.	39	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 27, 2015	H.R.556	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare, and for other purposes.	105	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 13, 2015	H.R.971	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize a 6-month extension of certain exclusivity periods in the case of approved drugs that are subsequently approved for a new indication to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition, and for other purposes.	21	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov. 20, 2014	H.R.5750	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize a 6-month extension of certain exclusivity periods in the case of approved drugs that are subsequently approved for a new indication to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8938)
Dec. 19, 2013	H.R.3795	To require notifications by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to Congress and to individuals of breaches of personally identifiable information of such individuals maintained, submitted to, or submitted by a system maintained by Exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct. 30, 2013	H.R.3392	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a PDP safety program to prevent fraud and abuse in the dispensing of controlled substances under part D of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 25, 2013	H.R.2828	To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent fraud and abuse under the Medicare program and to require National Provider Identifiers for reimbursement of prescriptions under part D of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 12, 2013	H.R.2330	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive audiology services to Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.	28	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 30, 2009	H.RES.384	Recognizing the importance of increased awareness of sleep apnea, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 14, 2009	H.R.504	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover hearing aids and auditory rehabilitation services under the Medicare Program.	7	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 18, 2007	H.R.1912	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover hearing aids and auditory rehabilitation services under the Medicare Program.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 12, 2007	H.R.446	To enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes.	10	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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