Bills About Health Sponsored by Kathy Castor (D-Fla.)

Rep. Castor sponsored 37 bills about health in the 117th Congress (2021-22).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Dec. 14, 2020	H.R.8953	To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to the general population.	0		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sept. 11, 2020	H.R.8205	To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand, enhance, and improve applicable public health data systems used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Feb. 6, 2019	H.R.1010	To provide that the rule entitled "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance" shall have no force or effect.	26	All Democrats	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 29.
Feb. 27, 2019	H.R.1386	To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for additional requirements with respect to the navigator program, and for other purposes.	17	All Democrats	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.
March 25, 2019	H.R.1854	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.	84	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 6, 2019	H.J.RES.43	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance".	5	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 14, 2019	H.R.1226	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option of providing coordinated care for children with complex medical conditions through a health home.	31	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec. 10, 2018	H.R.7233	To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to the general population.	0		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct. 30, 2018	H.R.7102	To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for additional requirements with respect to the navigator program, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sept. 13, 2018	H.J.RES.140	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance".	56	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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.
Sept. 8, 2016	H.R.5955	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the charitable distribution of traditional large and premium cigars to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
March 17, 2016	H.R.4774	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes.	14	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 12, 2015	H.R.2253	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the application of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under Medicaid and to apply the rate floor to additional providers of primary care services.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 23, 2015	H.R.2005	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program.	15	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 16, 2015	H.RES.150	Expressing support for designation of July as National Sarcoma Awareness Month.	0		Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
March 2, 2015	H.R.1197	To provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer.	274	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 26, 2015	H.R.1117	To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to the general population.	22	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 5, 2015	H.R.777	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide funding for the National Institutes of Health.	6	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov. 17, 2014	H.R.5723	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the application of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under Medicaid and to apply the rate floor to additional providers of primary care services.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov. 17, 2014	H.R.5724	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide funding for the National Institutes of Health.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 21, 2014	H.R.4282	To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to the general population.	2	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct. 16, 2013	H.R.3295	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate contributing factors to disparities in breast cancer treatment through the development of a uniform set of consensus-based breast cancer treatment performance measures for a 6-year quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system under the Medicare program.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 14, 2013	H.R.1178	To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low physician-resident-to-general-population ratio.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 25, 2013	H.RES.78	Expressing support for designation of July as National Sarcoma Awareness Month.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
June 29, 2012	H.RES.722	Expressing support for designation of July as National Sarcoma Awareness Month.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 28, 2010	H.R.5457	To provide supplemental payments to nursing facilities serving Medicare and Medicaid patients and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assure adequate Medicaid payment levels for services.	7	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 6, 2009	H.RES.407	Expressing support for designation of May as "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month".	102	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
March 23, 2009	H.RES.274	Expressing support for designation of March as National Nutrition Month.	128	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 6, 2009	H.R.2279	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate contributing factors to disparities in breast cancer treatment through the development of a uniform set of consensus-based breast cancer treatment performance measures for a 6-year quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system under the Medicare Program.	63	All Democrats	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
July 31, 2009	H.RES.709	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Immunization Awareness Month to raise awareness of the benefits of immunization.	51	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 26, 2009	H.R.3089	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare Prescription Drug program and to provide for State certification prior to waiver of licensure requirements under the Medicare Prescription Drug program, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 25, 2009	H.R.1185	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a competitive loan repayment program for primary care physicians who commit to volunteering part-time at community health centers.	16	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 24, 2008	H.R.5901	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate contributing factors to disparities in breast cancer treatment through the development of a uniform set of consensus-based breast cancer treatment performance measures for a 6-year quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system under the Medicare Program.	33	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec. 18, 2007	H.R.4790	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage Program and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program and to provide for State certification prior to waiver of licensure requirements under the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, and for other purposes.	11	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct. 18, 2007	H.RES.760	Supporting the goals and ideals of Children's Health Month.	111	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct. 2, 2007	H.R.3719	To prohibit implementation of a guidance letter proposing rules relating to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 26, 2007	H.R.2055	To improve children's access to health care coverage under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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